Joseph Silcott

Inspiration for my recent work comes primarily from Nature and in particular butterflies, moths and the folklore and mythology surrounding these specific insects, to produce work with a narrative quality. I like the school of thought that butterflies represent the soul, and also the parallels drawn between their life cycle and that of the life, death and resurrection of Christ. I tend to work in series and as well as interpreting butterfly myth and folklore, I draw inspiration from classical music in particular the "Papillons" piece by R Schumann which attempts to capture their delicate fragility, movement and flight in music. Puccini's tragic opera "Madam Butterfly" is also another big source of musical inspiration. Nocturnes by various classical composers also, I feel, capture the spirit and characteristics of the moth perfectly. I am also inspired by the Victorian obsession of collecting, preserving and presenting insects in boxes.

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